Wastewater
Performance Report
July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities
5100 Brookshire Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 399-2221 Fax: (704) 393-2219
www.cmutilities.com
I. General Information
Name of Regulated Entity and Responsible Person:
City of Charlotte
Barry Gullet, Deputy Director
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities
Administration Division
5100 Brookshire Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28216
(704) 399-2221
Applicable Permits:
There are five wastewater treatment facilities owned and operated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Utilities. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities also operates one facility that is owned by Mecklenburg
County. Below is a list of these facilities and their applicable NPDES (National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System) permit number. Included with the list of facilities is the name of
the Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) at the facilities and the site telephone numbers.
WWTF
Irwin Creek WWTP
Mallard Creek WRF
McAlpine Creek WWMF
McDowell Creek WWTP
Sugar Creek WWTP
NPDES Permit Number
NC0024945
NC0030210
NC0024970
NC0036277
NC0024937
ORC
James T. Hunter
Darrell DeWitt
Sandy Kim Neely
Elliott E. Goins, Jr.
Roy E. Purgason, Jr.
Phone
704-357-1344
704-547-0680
704-542-0736
704-875-6443
704-553-2124
WW COLLECTION
NCDWQ Permit Number ORC
Phone
4100 W. Tyvola Road
WQCS00001
Tony Dubois
704-432-3779
Please note the 704-357-6064 number is no longer in use. Customers are encouraged to call 311
if they suspect a wastewater overflow.
The wastewater treatment facility that is owned by Mecklenburg County and operated by
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities is:
WWTF
McDowell Park WWTP
Permit Number
NC0029220
ORC
Robert P. Norris
Phone
704-537-1344
Description of collection and treatment systems:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities collects wastewater from an estimated 205,569 connections to
households and businesses throughout the county. Wastewater is collected and directed (via
gravity flow supported by sewage lift stations) to one of five wastewater treatment plants where it
is treated. An average of 80.3 million gallons of wastewater is treated and discharged each day.
More than 100 employees work to maintain 3,433 miles of collection pipelines and 72 sewage lift
stations throughout the county. The gravity sewer pipes in this system range in size from 8 inches
in diameter to 78 inches in diameter.
Each of the wastewater treatment plants provides primary, secondary and advanced treatment to
the waste stream. Large solid particles and inorganic materials are removed by screening and
settling. The wastewater is treated biologically to remove dissolved pollutants. Disinfection
reduces bacterial and pathogenic materials. Finally, the waste stream passes through sand filters to
remove very small particles that may not have been removed through the settling process.
II. Summary of System Performance
How did we do?
Utilities had 370 sanitary sewer overflows this year which by number is 24 more than last
year. However, the volume of wastewater that overflowed declined by 84 percent (from
2,296,207 gallons in fiscal year 2005 to 329,038 gallons this year). Stated another way,
approximately 9,585 gallons per 100 miles of pipe in the ground overflowed from the
collection system this year as illustrated by the table below. While overflows remain our
major focus, it’s important to note that this amount represents 0.00112 % of the total flow
transported, and that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg wastewater collection system
successfully delivered more than 99.998 percent of this community’s 29.3 billion gallons
of wastewater for treatment last year.
Annual Overflows Per 100 Miles of Pipe
Gallons
700,000
18
16.9
16
589,197
600,000
14
500,000
10.8
10.6
400,000
10.2
12
10
8.5
8
300,000
6.8
6
200,000
4
100,000
41,446
2
36,334
20,264
0
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
Volume Spilled
Overflow Incidents
55,675
FY05
9,585
FY06
0
Number
of Spills
Utilities works 24 hours a day, 365 days per year to prevent and respond to overflows.
Crews prevent overflows by clearing pipes of tree roots and grease, as well as replacing
broken and aging pipes. Utilities has also increased its efforts to educate customers about
properly disposing of oils and grease.
Highlights
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities celebrated some important milestones even as it took
numerous actions to prevent overflows and protect water quality through effective
wastewater treatment.
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Our wastewater treatment plants met 99.62 percent of all permitted discharge limits.
Approximately 800 miles of sewer lines were cleaned (including repeated cleanings).
17.3 miles of sewer pipe and 1,830 manholes were restored or replaced.
McDowell and Mallard Creek wastewater treatment plants received Peak Performance Gold
Awards from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for the calendar
year ending 2005. The plants had 100 percent perfect compliance with NPDES permit
requirements. Sugar and McAlpine Creek wastewater treatment plants earned NACWA Silver
Awards for outstanding compliance.
Plant expansions and upgrades continued at all five treatment facilities to enhance performance
and increase reliability.
Zero overflows occurred at wastewater treatment plants.
In its sixth year, our Grease Free Program inspected grease-handling facilities at 2,283
restaurants to ensure compliance with the city sewer use ordinance and protect the sewer
system from improper grease disposal. Forty-eight Notices of Violation and Compliance
Orders were issued. The following programs continue to increase: Educational training and
presentations (34), residential and apartment handouts / mailings (7,600) follow up visits (961),
use of billboards (12 posted), sewer-overflow (150) and complaint investigations (17).
Sample of billboard
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Two pump stations were closed and seven stations were added so there are now 72 pump
stations serving low-lying areas. Staff performed 64 preventative maintenance tasks on pump
stations (not including routine maintenance).
The Phosphorus Reduction Project at McAlpine Creek was placed into operation on schedule
by February 2006. Construction of this upgrade began in Fall 2003.
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McDowell Wastewater Treatment Plant is expanding from 6 mgd to 12 mgd. The first
increment of construction to increase capacity to 9 mgd will be completed during the fiscal
year.
Phase 2 of the Irwin Creek Relief Sewer project is under construction.
Briar Creek and McAlpine Creek Relief Sewer projects are in design / real estate and are
scheduled to begin construction in fiscal year 2007.
Major improvements continue at McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant including
construction of the consolidated influent pumping facilities project (75 percent complete) and
primary treatment improvements and effluent filter rehabilitation project (56 percent
complete).
The Field Operations Division successfully combined the previously separate Water
Distribution and Wastewater Collection operations into one unit. The areas of response and
service are divided into four zones to effectively provide water and wastewater maintenance
and construction services throughout Mecklenburg county. Employee development and
training was utilized to assist the formerly separate groups in acquiring enhanced levels of
understanding of the other's operation along with improvements in technology to produce
optimized processes of completing work assignments. The combined effort through the "zone
response approach" allows the Field Operations Division to meet the needs of our customers in
an efficient manner whether a water or sewer concern.
Continuing Challenges
Wastewater Collection Challenges
The greatest continuing wastewater challenge in this community – and in others across the U.S. –
is sewage spills and overflows. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, Utilities reported 370
sewage spills from the collection system totaling 329,038 gallons spilled (304,958 gallons reached
surface waters). Most spills were due to grease buildup and the presence of tree roots in pipes.
Other factors contributed to overflows, including vandalism, old and/or broken pipes and general
debris blockage.
Fiscal Year 2006 Overflows by Cause
Broken Pipe
6%
Vandalism
2%
Other
9%
Grease
60%
Roots
23%
While spills are an ongoing challenge, it’s important to note the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities
wastewater collection system successfully delivered 99.998 percent of this community’s 29.3
billion gallons of wastewater last year. Our crews work 24 hours a day, 365 days per year to
prevent and respond to overflows.
Grease and other blockages that lead to sewer overflows are cleared by Utilities crews, using metal
rods and/or truck-mounted water jets. If damaged pipe or other infrastructure is discovered it is
repaired. The spilled sewage can sometimes be captured and pumped back into the sewer system.
Inspection crews and our customers find overflows. Reports of overflows where 1,000 or more
gallons reach surface waters are distributed to the media in an effort to notify the public. A legal
notice is posted when overflows of 15,000 gallons or more reach surface waters. Crews also use
door hangers to notify customers when appropriate.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities continues its excellent sewage spill response record. Our
wastewater collection staff response time averaged 43 minutes to all overflows as of June 30,
2006. Staff responded to over 80.8 percent of the spills in fewer than 60 minutes. This compares to
a state response standard of 120 minutes or less.
The five-year moving average now stands at 370 collection system spills per year (from FY2002 to
present- FY06).
Utilities continues to identify and correct grease, tree root and rain related overflows. Odor issues
in the collection system are improving but challenges remain.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Challenges
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities five wastewater treatment plants met 99.62 percent of all
discharge limit tests set forth by our NPDES permits but our commitment is 100 percent
compliance. Staff continues to improve maintenance capabilities and overall performance. Major
rehabilitation and improvement projects help maintain compliance. Future upgrades and
expansions are being added.
During this fiscal year there were 27 permit limit violations. Of the 27 violations, 22 of
the violations were due to an illegal discharge of copper by a local industry into sewer
lines leading to the Irwin Creek WWTP. Investigation by Utilities staff led to the
discovery of the offending industry. They were ordered to cease and desist discharging
wastewater and the sewer pipe from the industry was plugged so no further discharge
could occur.
Including the copper violations caused by the illegal industrial discharge, the treatment
plants were in compliance 99.62% of the time. Without the copper violations the plants
would have been in compliance 99.93% of the time.
Our pretreatment program has identified, permitted and is regulating large industrial users to keep
unsuitable discharges out of the wastewater system. While industrial compliance is extremely high
in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, identifying other potentially hazardous discharge sources is an ongoing
challenge. In FY06 expansion of the trunkline monitoring program continued, enabling Utilities
pretreatment staff to closely observe what industrial and commercial customers discharge into the
sewer network and to identify potential problem areas to protect the collection system and plants.
The sections following this page – Sections IIA and IIB -- detail all spills from the collection
system and plants, along with plant permit limit violations and monitoring and reporting
violations. Section IIA includes spills for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 and is separated by
month. These include size of spills, their cause and descriptions of any known environmental
impact.
The second section, Section IIB, represents NPDES reporting and monitoring violations and is
separated by plant.
III. Notification
This report is available to the users or customers of this system by clicking on the ‘publications’
link of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities homepage at www.cmutilities.com. There are also
printed copies available at the Charlotte–Mecklenburg Utilities Administration Building at 5100
Brookshire Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28216, and at the City/County Customer Service and Information
Center at 600 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC 28202. The users or customers of this system will
receive a summary version of this report and will be notified of the availability of this
comprehensive version via a bill insert in the September 2006 water/sewer bill. A news release
will be issued before September 1 about this report. In addition, the summary version will be
translated into Spanish and advertised during the month of September in a regional Spanishspeaking newspaper. We will also make this Spanish version available via our website.
IV. Certification
I certify under penalty of law that this report is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
I further certify that this report has been made available to the users or customers of the named
system and that those users have been notified of its availability.
Barry Gullet, Deputy Director
Charlotte – Mecklenburg Utilities
Date
IIA. Listing of Sewer Spills by Month
The following is a list of spills (in gallons) from the public wastewater system that occurred between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. Most
occurred from the wastewater collection system. Spills that occurred at wastewater plants are noted in the address.
July
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
Surface Water
Name
#
Fish Killed Block
Street Name
Cause of Spill / Bypass
7/7/2005
135
68
Briar Creek
0
3123
Marney Avenue
Grease
7/8/2005
3,000
3,000
Sugar Creek
0
2200
Park Road
Grease
7/10/2005
90
90
Little Sugar Creek
0
700
Sugar Creek Road (East)
Grease
7/13/2005
300
300
Little Sugar Creek
0
2417
Tryon Street (North)
Debris
7/15/2005
1,200
1,200
McAlpine Creek
0
6908
Elm Forest Drive
Grease
7/19/2005
4,600
4,600
Little Sugar Creek
0
6220
Park Road
Grease
7/20/2005
450
450
Irvins Creek
0
7500
Folger Drive
Grease
7/20/2005
40
0
Little Sugar Creek
0
523
Pine Street (North)
Grease
7/24/2005
400
0
Campbell Creek
0
5718
Cedars East
Grease
7/27/2005
2,400
2,400
Taggart Creek
0
1801
Brooksvale Street
Grease
7/28/2005
180
180
Irwin Creek
0
3000
Statesville
Grease
7/29/2005
600
0
Little Sugar Creek
0
1454
Townes Road
Grease
7/30/2005
1,200
1,200
Irwin Creek
0
500
Beatties Ford Road
Grease
TOTAL
SPILLS 13
14,595
13,488
August
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
Surface Water
Name
#
Fish Killed Block
Street Name
Cause of Spill / Bypass
8/1/2005
30
0
Lake Norman
0
18315
Harbor Light Boulevard
Broken Pipe
8/6/2005
86
86
Irwin Creek
Tributary
0
540
Pressley Road
Grease
8/6/2005
0
0
McAlpine Creek
0
132
Kenmore Drive
Broken Pipe
8/9/2005
2,250
2,250
McMullen Creek
0
4009
Craig Avenue
Grease
8/11/2005
45
0
Ashley Creek
0
308
Mcleod Street
Debris
8/12/2005
120
80
Lake Norman
0
19135
Peninsula Point Drive
Broken Pipe
8/15/2005
90
0
Campbell Creek
0
6510
Piney Path Road
Tree Roots
8/15/2005
3,600
1,800
Stewart Creek
Tributary
0
301
Honeywood Avenue
Broken Pipe
8/19/2005
48
48
Stewart Creek
Tributary
0
326
Hoskins Road (South)
Grease
8/20/2005
12,000
12,000
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
132
Kenmore Drive
Broken Pipe
8/23/2005
112
0
Irwin Creek
Tributary
0
4713
Woodstone Drive
Grease
8/23/2005
40
0
Stewart Creek
Tributary
0
655
Bradford Drive
Tree Roots
8/23/2005
600
600
Irwin Creek
Tributary
0
3200
Amay James Avenue
Debris
8/23/2005
60
60
Little Hope Creek
0
6626
Candlewood Drive
Grease
8/25/2005
10,500
10,500
Little Sugar Creek
0
310
Dalton Avenue
Debris
0
6901
Hillswick Drive
Tree Roots
8/26/2005
30
0
Reedy Creek
Tributary
8/27/2005
810
810
Little Sugar Creek
0
310
Dalton Avenue
Broken Pipe
8/28/2005
400
0
Coffey Creek
0
2008
Choyce Circle
Grease
8/30/2005
750
563
Little Sugar Creek
0
926
Elizabeth Avenue
Debris
8/31/2005
150
150
Toby Creek
Tributary
0
9740
University City Boulevard
Grease
8/31/2005
60
60
Irwin Creek
0
707
Spratt Street
Debris
8/31/2005
7,200
7,200
Little Sugar Creek
0
3912
Lovett Circle
Broken Pipe
TOTAL
SPILLS 22
38,981
36,207
September
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
Cause of Spill / Bypass
9/1/2005
30
30
McAlpine Creek
0
3201
Gulfstream Court
Tree Roots
9/5/2005
240
0
Briar Creek
0
3325
Donovan Place
Grease
9/8/2005
0
0
McMullen Creek
Tributary
0
4315
Town & Country Drive
Tree Roots
9/15/2005
100
0
Mt Island Lake
0
11517
Shimmering Lake Drive
Debris
9/16/2005
600
600
Dairy Branch
0
1900
Lennox Avenue
Grease
9/18/2005
180
0
Irwin Creek
0
200
Frazier Avenue
Grease
9/19/2005
45
0
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
5841
Old Concord Road
Grease
9/20/2005
15,000
15,000
Little Sugar Creek
0
1845
Wensley Drive
Grease
9/22/2005
6,750
6,750
Stewart Creek
Tributary
0
5216
June Furr Road
Grease
9/24/2005
300
300
Little Hope Creek
0
4042
Conway Avenue
Grease
9/27/2005
600
600
Walker Branch
Creek
0
4425
Golden View Drive
Grease
9/27/2005
300
300
Clarke Creek North
Prong
0
15900
Cranleigh Drive
Grease
9/27/2005
300
300
Paw Creek
0
6822
David Avenue
Grease
9/28/2005
3,000
3,000
Mallard Creek
0
5180
Equipment Drive
Grease
TOTAL
SPILLS 14
27,445
26,880
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
October
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
Cause of Spill / Bypass
10/03/2005
45
45
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
0
818
McLaughlin Drive
Grease
10/04/2005
360
180
Briar Creek
0
200
Colville Road
Broken Pipe
10/05/2005
1,800
1,800
Paw Creek
0
527
East Todd Lane
Grease
10/09/2005
1,010
1,010
Mallard Creek
Tributary
0
3340
Whistley Green Drive
Tree Roots
10/12/2005
1,050
1,050
Briar Creek Tributary
0
1609
Herrin Avenue
Tree Roots
10/13/2005
3,000
3,000
Sugar Creek
0
6700
Woodstream Drive
Broken Pipe
10/13/2005
120
0
Porter Branch
0
11625
Steele Creek Road
Tree Roots
10/17/2005
340
340
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
406
Mallard Drive
Broken Pipe
10/17/2005
2,700
2,700
Mallard Creek
0
3056
Heathcroft Court
Grease
10/17/2005
600
600
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
300
Dalton Avenue
Debris
10/18/2005
120
120
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
2033
Wilhelmina Avenue
Grease
10/18/2005
750
750
Campbell Creek
0
5760
Albermarle Road
Grease
10/18/2005
300
300
Sugar Creek
0
10022
Woodyridge Road
Grease
10/19/2005
30
30
Briar Creek
0
1419
Briar Creek Road
Grease
10/19/2005
1,500
1,500
Four Mile Creek
0
2817
Highridge Road
Broken Pipe
10/24/2005
190
190
Briar Creek
0
5400
Viewmont Drive
Debris
10/24/2005
900
900
Briar Creek
0
1726
Eastcrest Drive
Grease
10/24/2005
43
0
Briar Creek
0
1716
Finchley Drive
Grease
10/25/2005
900
900
Little Sugar Creek
0
2857
Westport Road
Tree Roots
10/26/2005
1,200
1,200
Little Sugar Creek
0
621
Cooper Drive
Broken Pipe
10/26/2005
30
0
Coffey Creek
Tributary
0
11401
Wilmar Boulevard
Debris
10/30/2005
600
600
Briar Creek
0
2000
Patio Court
Grease
10/30/2005
2,400
2,400
Irwin Creek
10
3300
Frew Road
Grease
TOTAL
SPILLS 23
19,988
19,615
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
November
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
Cause of Spill / Bypass
11/02/2005
2,250
2,250
Little Hope Creek
1
2000
Woodlawn Road (East)
Grease
11/02/2005
4,200
4,200
Irwin Creek Tributary
1
4000
Stuart Andrew Boulevard
Grease
11/04/2005
675
675
Stewart Creek
0
2000
Thrift Road
Debris
11/07/2005
1,500
1,500
Toby Creek
0
326
Neal Drive
Vandalism
11/08/2005
180
135
Stewart Creek
0
601
Summit Avenue (West)
Grease
11/08/2005
20
20
Briar Creek Tributary
0
4142
Larkspur Lane
Grease
11/08/2005
300
300
Briar Creek Tributary
0
6800
Barrington Drive
Grease
11/08/2005
150
150
Irwin Creek
0
800
Yellowstone Road
Grease
11/09/2005
1,200
1,200
Taggart Creek
0
2805
Horseshoe Lane
Grease
11/09/2005
1,050
1,050
McMullen Creek
Tributary
0
6100
Monroe Road
Grease
11/11/2005
68
0
Lake Norman
0
18424
Harbor Light
Debris
11/13/2005
120
120
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
0
7621
Campbell Creek Lane
Tree Roots
11/14/2005
600
600
Little Sugar Creek
0
6215
Countryside Drive
Grease
11/14/2005
75
75
Stewart Creek
0
4116
Welling Avenue
Grease
11/15/2005
30
30
Briar Creek
0
2112
Hassell Place
Grease
11/18/2005
360
360
McMullen Creek
0
2450
Ainsdale Road
Grease
11/18/2005
100
100
Irwin Creek
0
4100
Tyvola Road (West)
Debris
11/19/2005
180
180
Campbell Creek
0
6000
Amity Place
Tree Roots
11/19/2005
4,200
4,200
Six Mile Creek
Tributary
0
17426
Westmill Lane
Grease
11/19/2005
480
480
Stewart Creek
0
3400
Reid Avenue
Tree Roots
11/20/2005
1,200
1,200
Long Creek
0
10300
Northwoods Forest Drive
Grease
11/23/2005
240
240
Caldwell Station
Tributary
0
9850
Caldwell Depot Road
Debris
11/23/2005
600
600
Dairy Branch
0
3100
Park Road
Grease
11/24/2005
90
90
Long Creek
0
10300
Northwoods Forest Drive
Grease
11/25/2005
1,800
1,800
Rocky River Creek
0
3728
Mill Stream Ridge Drive
Grease
11/26/2005
5
0
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
0
6318
Deveron Drive
Grease
11/26/2005
5
5
Four Mile Creek
0
8600
Raintree Lane
Grease
11/28/2005
120
120
McAlpine Creek
0
9024
Monroe Road
Grease
11/29/2005
2,000
2,000
Sugar Creek Little
0
821
Georgetown Drive
Grease
11/30/2005
935
935
Four Mile Creek
0
12440
Community House Road
(North)
Debris
TOTAL
SPILLS 30
24,733
24,615
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
December
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate Surface Water
Cause of Spill / Bypass
12/02/2005
2,400
2,400
Stewart Creek
Tributary
0
500
Hoskins Road (North)
Broken Pipe
12/03/2005
1,500
750
McAlpine Tributary
0
9709
Calpher Court
Grease
12/03/2005
2,250
2,000
Paw Creek
0
8511
Stone Hurst Drive
Tree Roots
12/04/2005
150
135
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
0
9009
W T Harris Boulevard (East)
Grease
12/05/2005
300
300
Sugar Creek
0
5700
Telfair Road
Tree Roots
12/05/2005
1,200
1,200
Briar Creek Tributary
0
718
Harwyn Drive
Grease
12/05/2005
876
876
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
1030
Otts Street
Grease
12/05/2005
45
45
Sugar Creek Little
0
724
Sugar Creek Road (East)
Grease
12/06/2005
185
185
0
6116
Preston Lane
Tree Roots
12/06/2005
200
200
0
500
Hoskins Road (North)
Broken Pipe
12/06/2005
360
360
Briar Creek Tributary
0
5123
Central Avenue
Grease
12/07/2005
425
425
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
3333
Tryon Street (North)
Tree Roots
12/07/2005
336
336
Back Creek Tributary
0
1901
Teresa Jill Drive
Grease
12/07/2005
248
0
McAlpine Creek
0
8227
Bald Ridge Drive
Grease
12/08/2005
50
12
Sugar Creek Tributary
0
5025
Lochlain Drive
Tree Roots
12/08/2005
130
0
Four Mile Creek
0
8901
St Croix Lane
Grease
12/08/2005
700
700
McAlpine Tributary
0
7831
Winterset Drive
Grease
12/08/2005
600
300
Briar Creek
0
1659
Scotland Avenue
Tree Roots
12/09/2005
420
210
Sugar Creek
0
1900
Ranchwood Drive
Tree Roots
12/10/2005
90
0
Six Mile Creek
0
9870
Rea Road
Debris
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
Stewart Creek
Tributary
12/10/2005
1,825
1,825
Sugar Creek Big
Tributary
0
5275
Parkway Plaza Boulevard
Grease
12/12/2005
600
600
Torrence Creek
0
8517
Tatebrook Lane
Tree Roots
12/12/2005
315
315
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
1512
Plumstead Road
Debris
12/13/2005
240
240
Briar Creek
0
2231
Purser Drive
Grease
12/14/2005
90
90
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
1512
Plumstead Road
Debris
12/18/2005
180
0
McMullen Creek
0
100
Chadmore Drive
Grease
12/19/2005
140
28
Briar Creek
0
3415
Windsor Drive
Grease
12/20/2005
2,800
2,800
Little Hope Creek
0
626
Hartford Avenue
Debris
12/20/2005
100
100
McMullen Creek
Tributary
0
3415
Monroe Road
Vandalism
12/20/2005
1,500
1,500
Campbell Creek
0
6627
Barncliff Drive
Grease
12/22/2005
1,800
1,800
Stewart Creek
Tributary
0
3908
Corporation Circle
Tree Roots
12/23/2005
840
420
Stewart Creek
0
3200
Banbury Drive
Grease
12/23/2005
150
15
Upper Little Sugar
0
901
Westbrook Drive
Grease
12/26/2005
2,820
2,820
Briar Creek
0
9000
W T Harris Boulevard (East)
Grease
12/28/2005
450
450
Briar Creek
0
701
Museum Drive
Grease
12/29/2005
7,200
7,200
Irwin Creek
0
2457
Kendrick Avenue
Grease
12/29/2005
300
0
Sugar Creek
0
6252
Park South Drive
Tree Roots
TOTAL
SPILLS 37
33,815
30,637
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
January
Total Volume Reaching
Estimate Surface Water
Cause of Spill / Bypass
01/01/2006
240
0
Long Creek
0
7700
Ambleside Drive
Grease
01/01/2006
450
450
McMullen Creek
0
4400
Deepwood Drive
Tree Roots
01/01/2006
50
0
McAlpine Creek
0
901
Shady Bluff Drive
Tree Roots
01/01/2006
120
0
Four Mile Creek
0
9000
Raintree Lane
Grease
01/02/2006
106
106
Briar Creek Tributary
0
2321
Club Drive
Grease
01/02/2006
120
120
Coffey Creek
Tributary
0
901
Yorkdale Drive
Grease
01/03/2006
300
300
Briar Creek
0
3101
Central Avenue
Grease
01/03/2006
135
135
Sugar Creek
0
808
Cone Avenue
Tree Roots
01/04/2006
90
90
Briar Creek
0
2919
Central Avenue
Grease
01/04/2006
279
279
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
2400
Statesville Road
Grease
01/05/2006
10
0
Old Steel Creek
0
2820
Wilkinson Boulevard
Grease
01/06/2006
600
600
Campbell Creek
0
10600
W T Harris Boulevard (East)
Grease
01/06/2006
156
0
Briar Creek Tributary
0
728
Vanderbrook Road
Grease
01/07/2006
105
52
McAlpine Creek
0
6521
Havenlock Place
Tree Roots
01/07/2006
200
200
Campbell Creek
0
6500
Farmingdale Drive
Tree Roots
01/07/2006
900
225
Four Mile Creek
0
10530
Northeast Parkway
Debris
01/07/2006
360
360
Torrence Creek
Tributary
0
9100
Twin Trail Drive
Grease
01/07/2006
3,600
3,600
Sugar Creek Little
0
1650
Academy Street
Grease
01/09/2006
480
480
Irwin Creek
0
3201
Dalecrest Drive
Grease
01/09/2006
1,200
1,200
McAlpine Creek
0
7111
Cedar Lake Court
Tree Roots
01/09/2006
2,280
2,280
Briar Creek
0
3520
Colony Road
Grease
01/09/2006
1,005
503
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
201
29th Street (West)
Grease
01/09/2006
60
60
Little Sugar Creek
0
4111
Tryon Street (North)
Tree Roots
01/10/2006
600
600
Irwin Creek
0
4901
Dwight Evans Road
Grease
01/10/2006
99
0
Four Mile Creek
0
552
Charles Street (West)
Grease
01/11/2006
900
450
McAlpine Creek
0
4411
Wills Way
Grease
01/11/2006
600
600
McAlpine Creek
0
742
Pineborough Road
Grease
01/11/2006
600
600
Mallard Creek
0
3120
Summercroft Lane
Tree Roots
01/11/2006
150
150
Irwin Creek
0
710
Yorkmont Road
Grease
01/12/2006
365
183
McIntyre Creek
Tributary
0
9609
Trinity Road
Grease
01/12/2006
300
300
Sugar Creek Tributary
0
351
Glenrock Drive
Grease
01/12/2006
150
150
Sugar Creek
0
1617
Archdale Drive
Tree Roots
01/13/2006
600
600
Sugar Creek Little
0
6227
Rosecrest Drive
Grease
01/14/2006
2,210
2,210
Gum Branch Creek
0
1200
Gum Branch Road
Grease
01/15/2006
338
338
Sugar Creek Little
0
4822
Fairheath Road
Grease
01/16/2006
555
555
Kings Branch
0
636
Archdale Drive
Grease
01/16/2006
1,430
1,430
Sugar Creek Tributary
0
6104
Coolbrook Court
Grease
01/16/2006
655
655
Edward Branch
Tributary
0
1511
Lansdale Drive
Grease
01/17/2006
50
10
McAlpine Creek
0
1700
Progress Lane
Grease
01/18/2006
1,400
1,400
Briar Creek
0
6400
Treeline Place
Grease
01/18/2006
30
0
Irwin Creek
0
3325
Pine Meadow Drive
Tree Roots
01/18/2006
900
900
Long Creek
0
1205
Brook Farm Lane
Grease
01/19/2006
400
400
Edward Branch
Tributary
0
1700
Progress Lane
Grease
01/19/2006
600
600
Irwin Creek
0
1419
Chelveston Drive
Grease
01/20/2006
78
78
0
11625
Harrowfield Road
Grease
01/20/2006
50
0
0
7122
Rothmore Street
Grease
01/21/2006
150
128
Briar Creek Tributary
0
928
Beal Street
Grease
01/22/2006
765
765
Briar Creek Tributary
0
4132
Larkspur Lane
Grease
01/23/2006
1,800
1,800
Sugar Creek
0
7315
Watercrest Road
Grease
01/23/2006
600
600
Back Creek
0
2100
Back Creek Church Road
Grease
01/23/2006
60
60
McAlpine Creek
0
7012
Graburn Road
Tree Roots
01/24/2006
300
300
Irwin Creek
0
2601
Freedom Drive
Grease
01/24/2006
475
475
Campbell Creek
0
6600
Executive Circle
Grease
01/24/2006
750
325
Four Mile Creek
0
4217
Burning Tree Drive
Grease
01/25/2006
375
375
McMullen Creek
0
1034
Nancy Drive
Tree Roots
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
Reedy Creek
Tributary
01/26/2006
7,200
6,480
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
1600
Oaklawn Avenue
Debris
01/26/2006
150
0
Derita Branch
0
4650
Northhaven Drive
Tree Roots
01/27/2006
150
150
McMullen Creek
0
11300
Treebark Lane
Grease
01/29/2006
400
400
Stewart Creek
0
1809
Griers Grove Road
Grease
01/30/2006
600
600
McAlpine Creek
0
5111
Gamton Court
Grease
01/30/2006
780
780
Mallard Creek
0
9801
Mallard Creek Road
Grease
01/31/2006
3,600
3,600
Little Hope Creek
0
1000
Woodlawn Road (East)
Grease
TOTAL
SPILLS 62
44,061
40,087
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
February
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
Cause of Spill / Bypass
02/02/2006
60
60
Briar Creek Tributary
0
2900
Shamrock Drive
Tree Roots
02/02/2006
300
300
Irwin Creek
0
2415
Old Steele Creek Road
Grease
02/02/2006
52
0
Sugar Creek
0
5116
Eaton Circle
Tree Roots
02/02/2006
300
300
Sugar Creek
0
1200
Marsh Road
Grease
02/03/2006
320
0
Sardis Branch
Tributary
0
8139
Cliffside Drive
Tree Roots
02/03/2006
6,000
6,000
Irwin Creek
0
728
Rodey Avenue
Grease
02/07/2006
1,800
1,800
McAlpine Creek
0
6724
Newhall Road
Grease
02/10/2006
16
16
McMullen Creek
Tributary
0
5715
Monroe Road
Debris
02/10/2006
1,500
750
Polk Ditch Tributary
0
11707
Steele Creek Road
Tree Roots
02/10/2006
45
0
Sugar Creek
0
2808
Tuckaseegee Road
Grease
02/11/2006
100
100
0
2438
Knickerbocker Drive
Grease
02/12/2006
52
52
0
339
Shasta Lane
Tree Roots
02/12/2006
92
0
0
8139
Cliffside Drive
Tree Roots
02/13/2006
200
0
Rea Branch
0
3520
Rea Road
Tree Roots
02/13/2006
70
70
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
3528
Graham Street (North)
Tree Roots
02/13/2006
52
52
Briar Creek Tributary
0
2301
Mecklenburg Avenue
Grease
02/14/2006
147
147
Briar Creek Tributary
0
3300
Sudbury Road
Grease
02/14/2006
90
90
Briar Creek Tributary
0
2220
Marbetta Lane
Grease
02/15/2006
2,200
2,200
Taggart Creek
0
1708
Brooksvale Street
Grease
02/16/2006
1,200
1,200
Long Creek
0
1609
Sugar Hollow Drive
Grease
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
McMullen Creek
Tributary
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
02/18/2006
60
0
Four Mile Creek
0
1622
English Knoll Drive
Grease
02/19/2006
120
0
Gum Branch
Tributary
0
138
Cottonwood Park Drive
Tree Roots
02/19/2006
1,440
1,440
Toby Creek Tributary
0
2313
Century Oaks Lane
Grease
02/20/2006
750
375
Clarks Creek
Tributary
0
12424
Eastfield Road
Vandalism
02/22/2006
2,470
2,470
Briar Creek Tributary
0
1518
Academy Street
Tree Roots
02/23/2006
300
300
Irwin Creek
0
4901
Dwight Evans Road
Grease
02/24/2006
3,600
3,600
Sugar Creek
0
1600
Old Towne Court
Grease
02/24/2006
750
750
Little Sugar Creek
0
4430
Rolling Hill Drive
Tree Roots
02/26/2006
584
292
0
421
Pine Road
Tree Roots
02/26/2006
93
25
0
3024
Robin Road
Grease
TOTAL
SPILLS 30
24,763
22,389
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
March
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
Clarke Creek South
Prong
McMullen Creek
Tributary
Cause of Spill / Bypass
03/01/2006
1,500
1,500
Long Creek
0
511
Creston Circle
Debris
03/01/2006
1,000
1,000
Briar Creek Tributary
0
2110
Norcross Place
Tree Roots
03/02/2006
150
0
Kings Branch
0
512
Farmhurst Drive
Grease
03/02/2006
750
750
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
4112
Tryon Street (North)
Debris
03/02/2006
1,500
1,500
Little Sugar Creek
0
432
Springbrook Road
Grease
03/02/2006
1,250
1,250
Toby Creek Tributary
0
1100
Chancellor Park Drive
Grease
03/03/2006
300
300
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
6600
Tryon Street (North)
Grease
03/03/2006
180
90
Stewart Creek
0
2619
West Boulevard
Debris
03/03/2006
150
150
Little Hope Creek
Tributary
0
5439
Wedgewood Drive
Grease
03/03/2006
85
17
McAlpine Creek
0
509
Sardis Lane
Tree Roots
03/03/2006
1,100
1,100
Coffee Creek
64
2105
Water Ridge Parkway
Broken Pipe
03/04/2006
2,260
2,260
Irwin Creek
0
5275
Parkway Plaza Boulevard
Grease
03/06/2006
600
600
Sugar Creek
0
11100
Granite Street
Grease
03/07/2006
210
0
Sugar Creek Little
0
1001
Everett Place
Grease
03/07/2006
800
800
Briar Creek Tributary
0
6100
Bridlewood Lane
Grease
03/09/2006
300
300
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
0
1300
Scotland Avenue
Grease
03/09/2006
600
600
Briar Creek
0
3333
Biscayne Drive
Grease
03/10/2006
150
150
Briar Creek Tributary
0
2110
Norcross Place
Broken Pipe
03/10/2006
1,500
1,500
Sugar Creek
0
8717
Windsong Drive
Grease
03/11/2006
300
150
Briar Creek
0
2000
Wendover Road
Tree Roots
03/12/2006
600
0
McAlpine Creek
0
12134
Painted Tree Road
Tree Roots
03/13/2006
300
300
Toby Creek Tributary
0
6101
Orr Road
Grease
03/13/2006
240
120
McMullen Creek
0
10726
Blue Heron Drive
Grease
03/13/2006
38
38
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
1600
Oaklawn Avenue
Vandalism
03/14/2006
1,000
0
Kings Branch
0
814
Aileen Circle
Tree Roots
03/14/2006
925
925
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
5200
Pine Drive
Grease
03/14/2006
600
600
Briar Creek Tributary
0
2633
Eastway Drive
Grease
03/14/2006
345
345
Briar Creek
0
3225
Eastway Drive
Grease
03/15/2006
80
80
Briar Creek Tributary
0
4100
Sudbury Road
Grease
03/15/2006
600
600
Blankmanship Branch
0
15913
White Barn Court
Vandalism
03/16/2006
9,750
9,750
Stewart Creek
0
516
Norwood Drive
Broken Pipe
03/16/2006
30
30
Campbell Creek
0
4111
Tamerlane Drive
Debris
03/16/2006
80
80
Mcalpine Creek
0
6424
Rockshire Drive
Tree Roots
03/17/2006
495
495
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
0
7812
Portia Place
Grease
03/18/2006
900
450
McCullough Creek
0
707
Lakeview Drive
Tree Roots
03/18/2006
900
900
McMullen Creek
0
3752
Larkston Drive
Tree Roots
03/18/2006
195
195
McAlpine Creek
0
6432
Round Hill Road
Grease
03/18/2006
56
56
Briar Creek
0
5600
The Plaza
Tree Roots
03/18/2006
800
800
McAlpine Creek
0
1900
McKenna Court
Grease
03/19/2006
415
415
Six Mile Creek
0
6023
Albemarle Road
Grease
03/19/2006
360
360
McAlpine Creek
0
9545
Scotland Hall Court
Grease
03/20/2006
100
100
0
6235
South Boulevard
Tree Roots
03/22/2006
122
122
0
1000
10th Street (East)
Grease
03/22/2006
600
600
Walkers Branch
0
13628
Walkers Creek Drive
Grease
03/23/2006
1,125
1,125
Kings Branch
0
601
Sleepy Hollow Road
Tree Roots
03/23/2006
1,000
1,000
Mallard Creek
Tributary
0
11855
Tryon Street (North)
Grease
03/23/2006
450
225
Kings Branch Creek
0
5341
Fernhill Drive
Tree Roots
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
03/24/2006
300
150
Briar Creek Tributary
0
4034
Rutgers Avenue
Grease
03/25/2006
4,200
4,200
McAlpine Tributary
0
7259
Point Lake Drive
Grease
03/27/2006
3,000
2,250
Sugar Creek
0
10116
Woody Ridge Road
Vandalism
03/28/2006
600
600
0
1036
Druid Circle
Grease
03/29/2006
325
325
0
6719
Montezuma Trail
Grease
03/30/2006
200
200
Stewart Creek
0
2700
Zebulon Avenue
Grease
03/31/2006
1,650
1,650
McMullen Creek
Tributary
0
6914
Riesman Lane
Grease
TOTAL
SPILLS 54
47,066
43,103
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
Briar Creek Trib
0
3100
Winterfield Place
Grease
0
3945
Huckleberry Road
Grease
0
5220
Chestnut Lake Drive
Grease
0
6547
South Boulevard
Grease
0
1001
Ivey Drive
Grease
April
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
04/02/2006
2,700
2,700
04/02/2006
1,635
164
04/02/2006
339
255
04/03/2006
610
610
04/05/2006
140
140
Stewart Creek
Tributary
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
McMullen Creek
Tributary
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
Briar Creek
Cause of Spill / Bypass
04/05/2006
6,000
6,000
04/06/2006
990
990
04/06/2006
480
0
04/07/2006
320
04/09/2006
Mallard Creek
Tributary
Rocky River
Tributary
0
3227
Harris Mill Lane
Grease
0
6631
Harburn Forest Drive
Grease
McMullen Creek
0
7630
Zermatt Lane
Tree Roots
32
Rocky River
Tributary
0
2729
Forest Grove Court
Tree Roots
140
0
Irwin Creek
0
1609
Whisnant Street
Grease
04/10/2006
460
460
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
2320
Catalina Avenue
Grease
04/10/2006
175
175
Briar Creek Tributary
0
3700
Delgany Drive
Grease
04/12/2006
230
100
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
1600
West Boulevard
Grease
04/12/2006
150
30
Campbell Creek
0
5312
Winterhaven Drive
Grease
04/12/2006
45
0
Meadow Creek
0
1019
Cone Avenue
Tree Roots
04/14/2006
450
225
Lake Norman
0
19500
Weaver's Circle
Broken Pipe
04/16/2006
69
69
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
0
9009
W T Harris Boulevard (East)
Vandalism
04/17/2006
1,200
1,200
Little Sugar Creek
0
2215
Wensley Drive
Grease
04/19/2006
225
225
Gum Branch
Tributary
0
918
Valley Ridge Road
Grease
04/20/2006
1,200
1,200
McAlpine Creek
0
7617
Gayle Avenue
Grease
04/24/2006
5
5
McAlpine Creek
0
8000
Beverly Crest Boulevard
Grease
04/25/2006
300
300
Kings Branch
0
415
Minuet Lane
Grease
04/28/2006
45
45
McAlpine Creek
0
7900
Beverly Crest Boulevard
Debris
04/28/2006
600
600
Sugar Creek
0
3522
Sloan Street
Tree Roots
04/28/2006
450
0
McAlpine Creek
0
8427
Strider Drive
Grease
04/29/2006
200
100
McMullen Creek
0
1111
Greentree Drive
Grease
04/30/2006
128
128
Little Sugar Creek
0
4504
Nicks Tavern Road
Tree Roots
04/30/2006
165
33
Briar Creek Tributary
0
222
Emerson Avenue
Tree Roots
04/30/2006
124
124
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
0
3320
Windbluff Drive
Grease
TOTAL
SPILLS 29
19,575
15,910
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
May
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
Cause of Spill / Bypass
05/01/2006
360
360
Little Sugar Creek
0
1658
Sterling Road
Broken Pipe
05/01/2006
60
60
McAlpine Creek
0
2100
Sedley Road
Tree Roots
05/02/2006
330
330
Torrence Creek
0
214
Greenway Street
Tree Roots
05/05/2006
1,200
1,200
Beaverdam Creek
0
16203
Wright's Ferry Road
Grease
05/05/2006
1,530
1,530
Back Creek Tributary
0
9701
Fernspray Road
Debris
05/05/2006
60
0
Irwin Creek
0
5000
Popular Spring Drive
Tree Roots
05/06/2006
600
600
McMullen Creek
Tributary
0
3335
Gresham Place
Grease
05/08/2006
20
20
Little Sugar Creek
0
1117
Woodside Avenue
Tree Roots
05/08/2006
175
175
McDowell Creek
0
8211
Chandos Place
Grease
05/09/2006
1,135
1,135
Little Sugar Creek
0
1339
Rutledge Avenue
Debris
05/11/2006
50
50
Briar Creek
0
2147
Brookwood Road
Tree Roots
05/14/2006
365
365
McMullen Creek
0
3032
Mountainbrook Road
Tree Roots
05/16/2006
245
245
Coffey Creek
Tributary
0
7601
Holliswood Court
Grease
05/16/2006
65
32
Stewarts Creek
0
827
Seldon Drive
Grease
05/16/2006
60
0
Kings Branch
0
9620
Long Valley Drive
Tree Roots
05/16/2006
800
800
McDowell Creek
Tributary
0
7045
Tanners Creek Drive
Debris
05/16/2006
125
0
Lake Norman
0
513
Westside Trail
Tree Roots
05/17/2006
300
300
McIntyre Creek
Tributary
0
9040
Feldbank Drive
Grease
05/18/2006
360
360
Briar Creek Tributary
0
2536
Providence Road
Tree Roots
05/18/2006
400
400
Little Sugar Creek
Tributary
0
6547
South Boulevard
Grease
05/23/2006
800
800
Sugar Creek Little
0
1515
Harding Place
Debris
05/24/2006
25
12
Briar Creek
0
1326
Rutledge Avenue
Vandalism
05/25/2006
600
600
Mallard Creek
25
3416
Stonemarsh Court
Debris
05/25/2006
150
30
McAlpine Creek
0
716
Mountainview Drive
Tree Roots
05/27/2006
2,700
2,000
Briar Creek
0
4239
Vinetta Court
Grease
05/29/2006
690
0
Irwin Creek
0
3511
Cypress Pond Drive
Grease
05/29/2006
2,260
2,260
Stoney Creek
0
2737
Forest Grove Court
Grease
05/29/2006
110
0
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
2621
Ashley Road
Grease
05/30/2006
300
300
Four Mile Creek
0
703
Selma Burke Lane
Tree Roots
TOTAL
SPILLS 29
15,875
13,964
Surface Water
Name
# Fish
Killed
Block
Street Name
Little Sugar Creek
0
100
Craighead Road (West)
June
06/01/2006
Total
Volume Reaching
Estimate
Surface Water
18
0
Cause of Spill / Bypass
Grease
06/01/2006
980
980
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
2112
McDonald Drive
Grease
06/01/2006
10
0
Briar Creek
0
4221
Foxford Place
Grease
06/03/2006
5,000
5,000
Coffey Creek
0
0
Rental Car & Josh
Birmingham Parkway
Broken Pipe
06/04/2006
1,760
1,760
Neal Branch
Tributary
0
12318
Autumn Blaze Drive
Debris
06/05/2006
450
450
Kennedy Branch
0
1920
St Johns Street
Tree Roots
06/08/2006
60
60
Taggart Creek
Tributary
0
1400
Edgewood Road
Broken Pipe
06/08/2006
295
295
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
600
Kingston Avenue (West)
Grease
06/08/2006
550
550
Walker Branch
0
13211
Planters Row Drive
Grease
06/09/2006
231
231
Idlewild Brooke
Creek
0
6023
Albemarle Road
Grease
06/10/2006
360
360
Irwin Creek Tributary
0
3965
Carlyle Drive
Grease
06/11/2006
2,070
2,070
Sugar Creek
0
8917
Windsong Drive
Grease
06/13/2006
250
250
Clear Creek
0
11203
Nevermore Way
Grease
06/13/2006
2,000
2,000
Four Mile Creek
0
3136
Shallowood Lane
Tree Roots
06/14/2006
150
150
Sugar Creek
0
3609
Griffith Street
Grease
06/15/2006
600
600
Irwin Creek
0
3966
Bristol Drive
Tree Roots
06/16/2006
400
400
McAlpine Creek
Tributary
0
7800
Sardis Road
Grease
06/19/2006
270
270
Briar Creek
0
3031
Rodman Street
Grease
06/21/2006
160
160
Stewart Creek
0
1424
Berryhill Road
Grease
06/21/2006
5
5
Briar Creek
0
4700
Crestmont Drive
Broken Pipe
06/21/2006
140
140
Back Creek
0
9430
White Cedar Court
Tree Roots
06/22/2006
1,500
1,500
Mallard Creek
Tributary
0
11855
Tryon (North) Street
Tree Roots
06/27/2006
50
50
McAlpine Creek
0
5714
Ryder Avenue
Tree Roots
06/27/2006
300
300
Walker Branch
0
13110
Moss Road
Grease
06/28/2006
200
200
Briar Creek
0
225
Altondale Avenue
Debris
06/28/2006
282
282
Briar Creek Tributary
0
2032
Sablewood Drive
Debris
06/29/2006
50
0
Kings Branch
0
315
Hebron Street (West)
Tree Roots
TOTAL
SPILLS 27
18,141
18,063
TOTAL # OF FY06 COLLECTION SYSTEM SPILLS: 370
TOTAL # OF FY06 PLANT SPILLS: 0
VOLUME SAFELY COLLECTED, TREATED & DISCHARGED: 29,312,670,000 GALLONS
TOTAL VOLUME OF FY06 SPILLED:
329,038 GALLONS
TOTAL VOLUME OF FY06 THAT REACHED SURFACE WATERS:
304,958 GALLONS
% OF WASTWATER SAFELY COLLECTED, TREATED AND RELEASED DURING FY06: more than 99.9988%
FY05: more than 99.993%
FY04: more than 99.997%
FY03: more than 99.932%
FY02: more than 99.995%
SECTION IIB. Permit Compliance and Reporting Violations, by plant
Irwin Creek WWTP -- NPDES Permit #NC0024945
July, 2005
August, 2005
September,
2005
October, 2005
PERMIT LIMIT COMPLIANCE
Permit Limit Violations
None
None
REPORTING REQUIREMENT
COMPLIANCE
Reporting Requirement Violations
None
None
None
None
None
None
November,
2005
The weekly average limit for copper was violated every week in November and the
daily maximum limit for copper was violated on four (4) days. An investigation to
locate the source of the copper that was causing the violations was started as soon
as the violations were noted.
None
December,
2005
The weekly average limit for copper was violated in the first and third weeks of the
month. The daily maximum limit was in complinace this month. An investigation as
to the source of the copper was continuing through this time and the copper
concentration coming into the plant was dropping.
None
MONTH
January, 2006
In the last week of January the weekly average copper limit was exceeded again.
The daily maximum limit for copper was met all month. When the copper started in
the influent of the treatment plant started going back up, increased investigation
was started, the hours of operation at the septage receival station were reduced
and every tank of septage was sampled. All of the SIU's into the plant had been
investigated and the source of the copper had still not been found.
None
February, 2006
The weekly average limit for copper was exceeded the last three weeks of
February. The daily maximum for copper was in compliance all month. By the end
of February an in depth investigation involving all of the personel in the pretreatment
program was started. This investigation started with the mapping section in
Charlotte Mecklenburg Utitlies Engineering Division developing detailed maps of the
sewer collection system through out the Irwin Creek Basin, and also included the
Field Operations Division with help in locating and sampling throughout a colletion
system consisting of 354 miles of sewer lines.
None
March, 2006
The effluent copper limit weekly average was exceeded in three of the four weeks in
the month of March. The copper daily maximum limit was exceeded on four of the
six days copper was sampled. During this month the copper level into the plant
increased and the sampling through the trunkline of the system was increased
significantly and very rapid turn around times (TAT's) were initiated by our in-house
lab to the facilitate moving through out the system and determining where the
copper was coming from. The discharge was not daily, but the Sytem Protection
personnel were able to find the source. System Protection went to the facility with
the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department on 3/31/06 and issued a cease and
desist order to the company that was discharging the copper and their sewer
connection was disconnected. After 4/1/06 the influent level for copper started
dropping significantly and has returned back to normal and no further violations of
the copper limit have occurred.
None
April, 2006
May, 2006
On 4/1/06 the copper daily maximum was exceeded. This is the last copper
violation that occurred at Irwin Creek WWTP. Please see the note for March, 2006
about the resolution of the copper issue at Irwin Creek WWTP.
None
None
None
June, 2006
The fecal coliform daily maximum limit was exceeded on 6/13, 6/14 and 6/15 this
month. The limit was exceeded due to a faulty PLC. This was replaced.
None
Mallard Creek WRF -- NPDES Permit #NC0030210
MONTH
July, 2005
August, 2005
September,
2005
October, 2005
November,
2005
December,
2005
January, 2006
February, 2006
March, 2006
April, 2006
May, 2006
June, 2006
PERMIT LIMIT COMPLIANCE
None
None
REPORTING REQUIREMENT COMPLIANCE
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
McAlpine Creek WWTF -- NPDES Permit #NC0024970
MONTH
July, 2005
August, 2005
September,
2005
October, 2005
PERMIT LIMIT COMPLIANCE
The facility was in non-complinace with the monthly average
cBOD limit of 4.0 mg/l. The average for the month was 4.4
mg/l. The cause for the violation is not known.
None
REPORTING REQUIREMENT COMPLIANCE
None
None
None
None
None
None
November,
2005
December,
2005
January, 2006
February, 2006
March, 2006
April, 2006
May, 2006
June, 2006
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
McDowell Creek WWTP -- NPDES Permit #NC0036277
MONTH
July, 2005
August, 2005
September,
2005
PERMIT LIMIT COMPLIANCE
None
None
REPORTING REQUIREMENT COMPLIANCE
None
None
None
October, 2005
November,
2005
December,
2005
January, 2006
February, 2006
March, 2006
April, 2006
May, 2006
June, 2006
None
None
The TKN sample that was collected downstream of the plant
in McDowell Creek was not analyzed within the required
holding time.
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Sugar Creek WWTP -- NPDES Permit #NC0024937
MONTH
PERMIT LIMIT COMPLIANCE
REPORTING REQUIREMENT COMPLIANCE
July, 2005
None
None
August, 2005
None
None
September, 2005 None
None
October, 2005
None
None
November, 2005 None
None
The fecal coliform result for December 14th was 2,400
cfu/100 ml. This exceeded the daily maximum fecal coliform
limit of 1,000 cfu/100 ml. This occurred due the the UV unit
shutting down approximately 10 minutes before the sample
was collected due to a faulty water level sensor. The sensor
was replaced and system was in the process of being reDecember, 2005 started when the sample was collected.
None
January, 2006
February, 2006
None
None
Sugar Creek WWTP failed the quarterly toxicity sample with
cerio daphnia in February at 78.3%. The permit limt
requirement is to pass at 90% or higher. The same time the
toxicity sample was collected for cerio daphnia another
sample was collected to test the toxicity on flat head
minnows. This test passed at 100% of the effluent.
Subsequent toxicity tests for cerio daphnia were collected in
the next three months and all of the samples passed at
100%. We were not able to determine why the original
None
sample failed.
March, 2006
There was an inadvertent release of sodium hypochlorite into
the activated sludge of the treatment plant. Due to this
issue, the effluent became very turbid - inhibiting the UV
disinfection unit. This resulted in a violation of the daily
None
maximum limit for fecal coliform on 3/3/06.
April, 2006
None
None
May, 2006
None
None
June, 2006
None
None